And let's not continue making the same bad mistake of privatizing prisons.
Let's reject the private prison our Industiral Authority wants
CCA to build in Lowndes County, Georgia.

As the VDT points out:

Taxpayers have the right to know how their money is being spent by
officials elected to represent them. When officials are reluctant to
comply with requests, it raises legitimate concerns.

This prison is being pushed by an Industrial Authority that won't
publish its minutes, that has said as little as possible about
"Project Excel" (the prison), and that changed its most recent
board meeting date at the last minute.
Let's end the private prison secrecy.
Let's stop this sweetheart deal
that would mostly profit
CCA's $3 million/year CEO
and
CCA's stockholders
at the expense of all of us in this community:
higher risk of escape, better businesses driven away, and our taxes
wasted locking people up when they could be spent on rehabilitation
and education.

You can help
Drive Away CCA:
join us 5PM tomorrow, Tuesday March 6th 2012
at the prison site to drive the point home to the Industrial Authority
offices.
Even if you're reading this after then, you can sign the
petition, write a letter, or help in other ways.